<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Property News</title><description>News about properties for sale or rent in London and the UK.</description><link>http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/</link><image><url>http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/images/logo.gif</url><title>Property News</title><link>http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[BBC 'boosts Salford house sales']]></title><description><![CDATA[The sale of new homes in a development in Salford, Greater Manchester, is being boosted by the forthcoming arrival of the new BBC offices at nearby Salford Quays, it has been suggested.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/BBC_boosts_Salford_house_sales_18587638.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/BBC_boosts_Salford_house_sales_18587638.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rates tipped to fall soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite yesterdays decision by the Bank of Englands monetary policy committee (MPC), it has been predicted that the base rate will soon be falling again.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Rates_tipped_to_fall_soon_18587669.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Rates_tipped_to_fall_soon_18587669.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAEA in Hips warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has said it will continue its opposition to home information packs (Hips) if the scheme cannot be satisfactorily reformed.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/NAEA_in_Hips_warning_18587680.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/NAEA_in_Hips_warning_18587680.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croatia 'not for short-term']]></title><description><![CDATA[Croatia is not a country where overseas property buyers can make a fast buck, but may have strong longer-term prospects due to its prospective future European Union (EU) membership, it has been suggested.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Croatia_not_for_short-term_18587687.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Croatia_not_for_short-term_18587687.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives announce homebuying review]]></title><description><![CDATA[A review of the issues facing homebuyers will be held by the Conservative Party today, it has been announced.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Conservatives_announce_homebuying_review_18585199.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Conservatives_announce_homebuying_review_18585199.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Base rate held]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of Englands monetary policy committee (MPC) has announced it is holding the base rate at five per cent.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Base_rate_held_18585212.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Base_rate_held_18585212.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal 'offering alternative to Anglicised Spain']]></title><description><![CDATA[Portugal is attractive to those looking to buy overseas property because it is not Anglicised in the way much of Spain is, it has been suggested.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Portugal_offering_alternative_to_Anglicised_Spain_18585186.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Portugal_offering_alternative_to_Anglicised_Spain_18585186.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green-minded consumers will be keen on energy efficient plumbing, says IHPE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumers who want to buy property that has the best energy efficiency should look beyond the most commonly hailed measures such as energy saving lightbulbs to energy efficient plumbing, it has been suggested.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Green-minded_consumers_will_be_keen_on_energy_efficient_plumbing,_says_IHPE_18585195.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Green-minded_consumers_will_be_keen_on_energy_efficient_plumbing,_says_IHPE_18585195.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage rates are dropping, says CML]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has stated that the cost of mortgages is falling, despite concerns that some lenders are not passing on Bank of England rate cuts.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Mortgage_rates_are_dropping,_says_CML_18583561.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Mortgage_rates_are_dropping,_says_CML_18583561.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property buyers advised to get root and branch check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those buying property should make sure any trees they suspect of being liable to cause subsidence or other problems are checked out by an expert.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Property_buyers_advised_to_get_root_and_branch_check_18583585.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Property_buyers_advised_to_get_root_and_branch_check_18583585.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Location revealed as key priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey by a property firm of its members has established that most people regard location as the key issue when purchasing a home.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Location_revealed_as_key_priority_18583593.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Location_revealed_as_key_priority_18583593.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of oversupply in Bulgaria 'leads to careful development']]></title><description><![CDATA[Local authorities in Bulgaria are ensuring that development in the country moves much more slowly, due to the risk of too much building, according to one expert.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Risk_of_oversupply_in_Bulgaria_leads_to_careful_development_18583554.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Risk_of_oversupply_in_Bulgaria_leads_to_careful_development_18583554.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of Brits move abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 4,000 Britons are relocating abroad each week, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) – the UK’s biggest exodus in nearly 50 years.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Record_number_of_Brits_move_abroad_200843161230.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Record_number_of_Brits_move_abroad_200843161230.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-style rental market 'could leave out vulnerable']]></title><description><![CDATA[The adoption of a large institution-driven, US-style branded rental market in the UK could leave the vulnerable ‘out in the cold, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA).]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/US-style_rental_market_could_leave_out_vulnerable_200843153252.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/US-style_rental_market_could_leave_out_vulnerable_200843153252.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FMB in empty homes call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said the government needs to look to existing houses that are lying idle to make up the shortfall in new homes being built in Britain.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/FMB_in_empty_homes_call_18582079.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/FMB_in_empty_homes_call_18582079.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country living more desirable]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey has shown that the majority of people in their 20s would rather live in the countryside than the city.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Country_living_more_desirable_18582084.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Country_living_more_desirable_18582084.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson victory welcomed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boris Johnsons victory in the London Mayoral election will be good news for housing in the capital, it has been suggested.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Johnson_victory_welcomed_18582086.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Johnson_victory_welcomed_18582086.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate poll tips no change]]></title><description><![CDATA[All nine economists quizzed in a poll over next weeks Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting have forecast the base rate will remain unchanged on five per cent.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Rate_poll_tips_no_change_18579558.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Rate_poll_tips_no_change_18579558.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils question policy change]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new policy change to housing strategy in the north-west has been criticised by councils in the Greater Manchester area.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Councils_question_policy_change_18579564.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/Councils_question_policy_change_18579564.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FMB suggests 'sustainable' alternatives to eco towns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has suggested that planning controls should be changed so that every town should be able to have new building taking place. ]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/FMB_suggests_sustainable_alternatives_to_eco_towns_18579573.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.hotproperty.co.uk/FMB_suggests_sustainable_alternatives_to_eco_towns_18579573.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>